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Albanese scores landslide victory for second term, defeats Dutton

SYDNEY, 4 May 2025: Australian Prime Minister Albanese secured a historic second term in the 2025 federal election in a landslide victory on Saturday.

Australian Albanese won the Prime Minister’s seat for the second time against the once-resurgent conservatives. His success reflects growing public concern over opposition leader Peter Dutton’s leadership style, which many saw as echoing President Trump’s approach.

During the 2025 election, Peter Dutton, a former Police Officer and a competitive opponent from the Liberal Party, was voted out.

Moreover, supporters of the Labor party celebrated Albanese’s victory with cheers and hugs, claiming that he would form a majority government.

While addressing the supporter, Albanese said, “Our government will choose the Australian way, because we are proud of who we are and all that we have built together in this country.”

“We do not need to beg or borrow or copy from anywhere else. We do not seek our inspiration from overseas. We find it right here in our values and our people,” he added.

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Highlighting the spectacular win, the Australian Electoral Commission website projected 80 out of 150 seats in the House of Representatives. Furthermore, it showed a 90 % win in the majority of the polls counted.

On the other hand, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) showed up with 85 seats for Labour and 41 for the Liberal and National Coalition.

Despite Dutton’s Liberals leading the opinion polls as recently as February, his leadership has been dogged by comparisons to Trump. Dutton stated that he had phoned Albanese to congratulate him on the victory.

While addressing the media, Dutton admitted his defeat by saying, “We didn’t do well enough during this campaign. That much is obvious tonight, and I accept full responsibility for that.”

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese is the first Australian Prime Minister to win back-to-back elections since John Howard in 2004.

Albanese is also known as the first Labor Prime Minister to win the elections for two consecutive years since Bob Hawke, who led the country from 1983 to 1991.

Australian voters foresee Albanese’s policies to curb the high cost of living and climate change concerns. Similarly, enjoying rising popularity, Albanese vows to up Australia’s emissions reduction efforts, stabilise international relations and implement policy changes that are instrumental for the country’s growth.

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